nephilim
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Hi,
currently I'm using a Coolscan 5000 for 35mm stuff and an Epson V750 with betterscanning holder for MF negatives. I'm pretty satisfied with the Coolscan, except a) quite much grain due to the harsh light source, b) no ICE with Kodachromes (ok, a minor advantage as I don't have that many Kodachrome slides) and c) a flaky feeder which sometimes has trouble to correctly advance the film (doesn't happen often, though). The Epson was a budget solution. There is a much quoted review which shows that a sharpened Epson scan shows almost as much detail as a Coolscan 9000 file. While this looked very convincing and was one of the reason I opted for this scanner, I'm really disappointed how quickly dark regions turn into pure black.
So the obvious solution: sell both scanners and purchase a Coolscan 9000. But there are some questions I'd like to ask first:
- I've read about a banding problem in connection with vuescan (Linux user here, hence vuescan is my only choice). Is this still an issue?
- I really dislike the C5000's FH-3 film strip holder! Is the C9000's standard 35mm holder similarly awkward to use? I guess film flatness will be not worse than the SA-21, where the end of curled film sometimes is not focused correctly anymore.
- the glass holder for MF negatives is pretty expensive and some users report Newton rings. On the other hand there are people who convert the glass-less standard MF holder into a DIY glass holder by using two sheets of ANR (w/o Newton rings). Do I still need a mask for such a holder to work correctly? Why do I need a mask anyway?
- batch scanning with vuescan: I read that this might be a problem. Is it not possible to scan two strips of 35mm film or three MF frames in one go?
- is the light really softer compared to the C5000? Will grain be less emphasised?
- is the C9000 much slower than the 5000?
Many questions... Please share your thoughts/experience.
Cheers,
Torsten
currently I'm using a Coolscan 5000 for 35mm stuff and an Epson V750 with betterscanning holder for MF negatives. I'm pretty satisfied with the Coolscan, except a) quite much grain due to the harsh light source, b) no ICE with Kodachromes (ok, a minor advantage as I don't have that many Kodachrome slides) and c) a flaky feeder which sometimes has trouble to correctly advance the film (doesn't happen often, though). The Epson was a budget solution. There is a much quoted review which shows that a sharpened Epson scan shows almost as much detail as a Coolscan 9000 file. While this looked very convincing and was one of the reason I opted for this scanner, I'm really disappointed how quickly dark regions turn into pure black.
So the obvious solution: sell both scanners and purchase a Coolscan 9000. But there are some questions I'd like to ask first:
- I've read about a banding problem in connection with vuescan (Linux user here, hence vuescan is my only choice). Is this still an issue?
- I really dislike the C5000's FH-3 film strip holder! Is the C9000's standard 35mm holder similarly awkward to use? I guess film flatness will be not worse than the SA-21, where the end of curled film sometimes is not focused correctly anymore.
- the glass holder for MF negatives is pretty expensive and some users report Newton rings. On the other hand there are people who convert the glass-less standard MF holder into a DIY glass holder by using two sheets of ANR (w/o Newton rings). Do I still need a mask for such a holder to work correctly? Why do I need a mask anyway?
- batch scanning with vuescan: I read that this might be a problem. Is it not possible to scan two strips of 35mm film or three MF frames in one go?
- is the light really softer compared to the C5000? Will grain be less emphasised?
- is the C9000 much slower than the 5000?
Many questions... Please share your thoughts/experience.
Cheers,
Torsten